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18 Cards in this Set
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Why do people eat as they do?
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- People learn from society which animals and plants are food and which are not.
-Strong symbolic, emotional, and cultural Meaning -The comfort foods, health foods, junk foods, fun foods, soul foods, fattening foods, mood foods, and pig-out foods have all been identified in US - Also SUPER foods |
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True or false.
Food choices ARE driven by need for nutrients or food selection genes |
False
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True or false
Children will not select and ingest a balanced diet. |
True
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What are three broad concepts that explain food choice?
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- food symbolism
- cultural influences - emotional reasons |
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True or false
Nutritional Value of food may be secondary to the symbolism, culture and emotion. |
True
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Unconcerned consumers
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disinterested in diet and health and select foods for other reasons
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committed consumers
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believe a good diet prevents illness and consume a good diet
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vacillating Consumers
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concerned about diet and health but vary their food choices depending on the occasion
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true or false
Most efforts to improve food choices fail because they are too drastic |
True
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Food affects behavior in striking ways
True or false |
True
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Mental development and intellectual capacity are affected by _____
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diet
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Deficiency of protein, calories lead to..
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Growth retardation, low intelligence, poor memory, short attention span, and social passivity.
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Protein energy malnutrition -
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-produces behavoiral effects
-cause permanent delays in mental development |
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What are the common dietary even that impair learning in the U.S to children....
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skipping breakfast, fetal exposure to alcohol, iron deficiency, and lead toxicity.
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Iron deficiency ______ learning
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impairs
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low- exposure to lead has long-term behavorial effects
True or false |
True
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Carbohydrate Intake
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if eaten alone increase blood levels of tryptophan and serotonin production in the brain.
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Sugar hyperactivity, and criminal behavior
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-sugar has been wrongly blamed for all sorts of behavioral problems.
-Studies investigated relationship of sugar intake to hyperactivity and criminal behavior, none has shown an effect |
